TransBio: Transition to a More Cost-Effective Biogas Sector in Flanders

摘要

The biogas sector grew steadily the past ten years in Flanders. Today, the sector provides green electricity to approximately 120.000 families a year. Furthermore the 40 large-scale installations in Flanders process ca. 2 million tons of organic wasteper year. Nevertheless, the sector is characterised by a high investment and operating cost. The TransBio project aims to identify realistic implementations with a high potential to evolve to a more cost-effective biogas sector in Flanders. Field experiments were conducted to examine the effectiveness of digestate as a fertilizer to facilitate the application of digestate as an alternative for fossil based fertilizers. A model was generated to optimize profits from variable electricity production and the potential added value from the implementation of biomethane production in Flanders.